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| Abdication of Mary of Scots Mary of Scots |  |
| July Imprisoned in Edinburgh, sent to Loch Leven then forced to abdicatein July |
| 30th July Imprisoned in Edinburgh, sent to Loch Leven then forced to abdicatein July |
| 30th July Loch Leven Abdicates in favor of her infant son James |
| Abdication of Mary of Scots Stewart, James | |
| July Appointed Regent of Scotland after the abdication of Queen Mary at Loch Leven |
| Arrest of Bothwell Stewart, James | |
| 15th June Carberry Hill Leads a force to Carberry Hill & demands Bothwell's surrender from Mary |
| Arrest of Douglas Douglas, Margaret | |
| Tower of London Released after the murder of her son Lord Darnley |
| Arrest of Hepburn Hepburn, James | |
| Spends the remainder of his days in a Danish cell |
| Arrest of James VI Erskine, John | |
| Secures James VI from Bothwell |
| Arrest of Mary of Scots Hepburn, James | |
| 24th April Dunbar Castle Intercepts Mary with 800 men & takes her to Dunbar Castle informing her of a rebellion |
| 24th April River Almond Intercepts Mary with 800 men & takes her to Dunbar Castle informing her of a rebellion |
| Arrest of Mary of Scots Mary of Scots | |
| Edinburgh Mary is taken to Edinburgh from Carberry Hill, a mob demands that she is burnt |
| Loch Leven A mob attacks Marr, the committee of public safety sends her to Loch Leven |
| Loch Leven Mary escapes to Hamilton & rallies her supporters |
| 16th May Mary Queen of Scots arrives in England & spends the rest of her life under arrest |
| 15th June The Lords of the Council try to arrest Bothwell but Mary surrenders & Bothwell escapes |
| 16th June Loch Leven Mary is sent into captivity in Loch Leven Castle, while her Protestant half-brother, James Stewart, Earl of Moray is appointed Regent on behalf of his nephew |
| July Edinburgh Imprisoned in Edinburgh, sent to Loch Leven then forced to abdicatein July |
| Assassination of Darnley Campbell, Archibald | |
| Co-conspirator in the assassination of Lord Darnley |
| Assassination of Darnley Hepburn, James | |
| 9th Feb Kirk O'Field Blows up Darnley's house |
| Assassination of Darnley Mary of Scots | |
| Kirk O'Field Darnley is found strangled in suspicious circumstances |
| Kirk O'Field Darnley is found strangled, suspects include Mary & the Earl of Bothwell |
| Kirk O'Field Suspects include Mary & Bothwell |
| Assassination of Darnley Stewart, Henry | |
| Jan Kirk O'Field Contracts syphilis & is brought to a house at Kirk o'Field in Edinburgh by Queen Mary |
| 9th Feb Kirk O'Field Assassinated in a plot believed to have been led by Bothwell |
| 9th Feb Kirk O'Field Assassinated in a plot led by James Bothwell, Mary Queen of Scots' 3rd husband |
| Battle of Carberry Hill Hepburn, James | |
| 15th June Carberry Hill Morton leads a force out of Edinburgh, confronts Mary & demands Bothwell's surrender |
| Battle of Carberry Hill Mary of Scots | |
| 15th June Carberry Hill Defeated without a fight |
| 15th June Carberry Hill Mary's half brother, James , Earl of Moray, becomes Regent for her infant son, James VI |
| 15th June Carberry Hill Mary's supporters are defeated, she is imprisoned & forced to abdicate |
| 15th June Carberry Hill Taken back to Edinburgh by the Lords of Congregation |
| Battle of Langside Mary of Scots | |
| Langside Mary cannot escape to France & is forced to seek refuge in England |
| Langside Mary is defeated by the Earl of Moray |
| Conference of Carberry Hill Douglas, James | |
| Carberry Hill Present at the conference at Carberry Hill |
| Coronation of James VI James VI | |
| 24th July Stirling Crowned in accordance with Protestant rites in Holyrood Church |
| 24th July Stirling Scotland's 1st Protestant coronation |
| 24th July Stirling Scotland's 1st Protestant coronation, the "mother tongue" of Scotland is used |
| Coronation of Knox Knox, John | |
| 29th July Preaches the sermon at the first Protestant coronation in Scotland's history |
| Coronation of Mary of Scots Mary of Scots | |
| 29th July Stirling Castle Mary's son James VI is crowned in Holyood, Stirling |
| 29th July Stirling Mary's son James VI is crowned in Holyood, Stirling |
| Death of Stewart, Henry Stewart, Henry | |
| 9th Feb Kirk O'Field Death of Henry Stewart, Earl of Darnley, assassinated |
| Demonstrations Mary of Scots | |
| Edinburgh Mary is taken to Edinburgh from Carberry Hill, a mob demands that she is burnt |
| Diplomacy Mary of Scots | |
| Hamilton Seeks aid from Elizabeth I & France, Elizabeth agrees if France does not intervene |
| Exile of Douglas Douglas, James | |
| Having been pardoned, Morton returns to Scotland and with 600 men appears before Borthwick Castle, where the Queen after her marriage with Bothwell had taken refuge |
| Exile of Hepburn Hepburn, James | |
| 16th June Orkney Flees to Orkney, Shetland & then to Norway |
| Exile of Stewart Stewart, James | |
| Appointed Regent after being recalled from France |
| Returns to France after the assassination of Darnley |
| Legislation Oaths Stewart, James | |
| Dec Makes Parliament re-enact reformist religious legislation |
| Dec Make the Confession of Faith a test for every office holder of the crown |
| Lord Priy Seal Maitland Maitland | |
| Appointed Lord Privy Seal |
| Marriage of Hepburn, James Hepburn, James | |
| 19th April 28 Lords & prelates sign a docuement supporting Bothwell's marriage to Mary |
| 7th May Divorces Lady Jean |
| 7th May Mary authorizes Bothwell's divorce from his wife, a week later they are married |
| 15th May Holyrood Marries Queen Mary after allegedly raping her at Dunbar & forcing her consent |
| Marriage of Mary of Scots Mary of Scots | |
| Raped by Bothwell in Dunbar Castle so she is forced to marry him |
| 24th April Edinburgh Intercepted by Bothwell with 800 men on her return to Edinburgh |
| 24th April Escorted by Bothwell to Dunbar Castle believing there may be a rebellion in Edinburgh |
| 7th May Authorizes Bothwell's divorce from Lady Jean Gordon & a week later marries him |
| 15th May Holyrood Marries the Earl of Bothwell at the Great Hall of Holyrood |
| Peerage Hepburn, James | |
| Orkney Created Duke of Orkney after marrying Mary Queen of Scots |
| Shetland Created Earl of Shetland after marrying Mary Queen of Scots |
| Plot Hepburn, James | |
| 20th June Treasonable letters are taken from 1 of Bothwell's servants |
| 20th June Written by Mary to Bothwell |
| Plot Mary of Scots | |
| The "casket letters" are used against Mary but only their transcripts have been found |
| Jan Stirling Castle Moves Prince James from Glasgow to Stirling Castle |
| Jan Stirling Moves Prince James from Glasgow to Stirling Castle |
| 14th Jan Holyrood Moves James from Stirling to Holyrood amid rumours Lennox plans to make Darnley Regent |
| Plot Walker, William | |
| Jan Stirling Informs Mary of a suspected plot by Darnley to seize James & control the government |
| Rebellion Hepburn, James | |
| The Lords rebel & forces Bothwell's escape to Denmark |
| Reform of Tests Stewart, James | |
| Dec Makes Parliament re-enact reformist religious legislation |
| Dec Make the Confession of Faith a test for every office holder of the crown |
| Regent Stewart, James | |
| Appointed Regent after Mary's abdication |
| Siege of Borthwick Mary of Scots | |
| Borthwick Mary & Bothwell are besieged by Protestant reformers but escape & raise an army |
| Surrender Mary of Scots Mary of Scots | |
| 15th June Carberry Hill Surrenders to the Earl of Moray at Carberry Hill |
| Trial of Hepburn Hepburn, James | |
| 12th April Brought to trial for the assassination of Lord Darnley & acquitted |
| Trial of Mary of Scots Mary of Scots | |
| Nov Elizabeth summons 6 Earls to hear Murray's accusations against Queen Mary, |
| Nov Mary does not attend as she wishes to be heard directly by Elizabeth |
